Letterhead Set & Paper
Designing a Letterhead Set & your paper selection. Paper Talk Video 1 Paper Talk video 2: Coatings and Finishes
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Branding Logo Design
It’s time to take everything you have learned about the principles of design, typography, and target marketing and use it to create a brand for someone very talented: you! Follow the steps I’ve designed for you, and I promise you will create a unique logo. Download the Step #1 MOOD BOARD PDF Download the Step
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Life is Good T-Shirt Competition Project
Think about the little and big things that are good in life and use your design skills to create a winning T-shirt design. I’ll guide you through the creative process, everything you need is right here so let’s get started! Life is Good T-Shirt Competition Project Download PDFs for Project Below: Life is Good
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Bunny Rabbit Photoshop Tutorial
Make this cute Bunny in Photoshop and learn how to use the pen tool to make shapes and channels for 3-D lighting effects. Bunny Rabbit Photoshop Tutorial
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3D Type Book Cover
Take your 3-D type photos and use smart objects to place them into a 3-D book cover. Use your skills with Points and Picas to spec type in exactly the right size for a professional-looking result! Download the Book Cover Job Sheet PDF Download the 3D type book cover grade sheet 2021 PDF Download
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3D Type Project
Who is Stefan Sagmeister and what did he do with an Exacto blade? Learn about this famous designer and what he does to make his typography like no other, then try your hand at creating some 3-dimensional type -everything you need to get started is right here! Download the Step #1 sets of words PDF
David Carson • Grunge Typography
Learn how to create David Carson inspired graphics and grunge typography and discover the joy of the happy accident in design! Download the How to use templates PDF David Carson Like Images Carson Inspired Type Tricks
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3 Word Type Blitz
A good designer knows how to make type talk. See if you can select typefaces that communicate and meet a famous designer who has broken all the rules! Download the Words for 3 Word Type Blitz PDF 3 Word Type Blitz Video • Part 1 3 Word Type Blitz Video • Part 2
Valentine Hedgehog
Celebrate Valentine’s day by learning a few new tricks in Photoshop while creating a cute hedgehog holding a heart. In this video, you will learn how to use a layer mask and multiple filters to create new textures. This can be done in Photopea too, but the video featured Photoshop. Please note different versions of
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Showcase Branding & Logo Design
Designing logos is my favorite thing to do! In these videos, I share tips on how to use the creative process to develop your logo for the West Michigan Student Showcase event. I’ve also created PDF’s of the most common logotypes and templates for you to use for your thumbnails and comprehensive rough. Download Different
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Digital Mood Board
The New Year is a time for setting goals and making New Year’s resolutions. It’s a good time to think about the Skills4success it takes to be a Tennis Ball and not an Egg or in other words… a designer with professional skills and work habits. One of the best ways to stay focused on
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Book Cover Design
80% of people say that the cover plays a huge role in their decision to buy the book, even when they go to the store with a particular book in mind. People can be easily persuaded by an eye-catching visual and a good design, so keep this in mind as you create your cover. A